Automated zone location characterization

ABSTRACT

A method and system for automatically characterizing retail zones is provided. The method includes determining, via a mobile device of a user, that a user has entered a first zone of a plurality of zones internal to a first entity structure. Product information is scanned via the mobile device in response to the user locating a first product. The product information describes the first product. Historical product and zone related data is analyzed with respect to the first zone and the product information and it is determined, based on the analysis, if the first product is currently associated with being located within the first zone.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation application claiming priority to Ser.No. 15/158,649 filed May 19, 2016, the contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference.

FIELD

The present invention relates generally to a method for determining aproduct location and in particular to a method and associated system forimproving an industrial technology by associating product locations withspecified zones within a structure.

BACKGROUND

Determining product locations typically includes an inaccurate processwith little flexibility. Associating locations with broad areastypically involves an unreliable process. Locating various products mayinclude a complicated process that may be time consuming and require alarge amount of resources. Accordingly, there exists a need in the artto overcome at least some of the deficiencies and limitations describedherein above.

SUMMARY

A first aspect of the invention provides an automated zonecharacterization method comprising: first determining, by a processor ofa computing device via a mobile device of a user, that a user hasentered a first zone of a plurality of zones internal to a first entitystructure; scanning, by the processor via the mobile device in responseto the user locating a first product, product information from the firstproduct, wherein the product information describes the first product;analyzing, by the processor, historical product and zone related datawith respect to the first zone and the product information; and seconddetermining, by the processor based on results of the analyzing, if thefirst product is currently associated with being located within thefirst zone.

A second aspect of the invention provides a computer program product,comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing acomputer readable program code, the computer readable program codecomprising an algorithm that when executed by a processor of a computingdevice implements an automated zone characterization method, the methodcomprising: first determining, by the processor via a mobile device of auser, that a user has entered a first zone of a plurality of zonesinternal to a first entity structure; scanning, by the processor via themobile device in response to the user locating a first product, productinformation from the first product, wherein the product informationdescribes the first product; analyzing, by the processor, historicalproduct and zone related data with respect to the first zone and theproduct information; and second determining, by the processor based onresults of the analyzing, if the first product is currently associatedwith being located within the first zone.

A third aspect of the invention provides a computer device comprising aprocessor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, the memory unitcomprising instructions that when executed by the processor executes anautomated zone characterization method, the method comprising: firstdetermining, by the processor via a mobile device of a user, that a userhas entered a first zone of a plurality of zones internal to a firstentity structure; scanning, by the processor via the mobile device inresponse to the user locating a first product, product information fromthe first product, wherein the product information describes the firstproduct; analyzing, by the processor, historical product and zonerelated data with respect to the first zone and the product information;and second determining, by the processor based on results of theanalyzing, if the first product is currently associated with beinglocated within the first zone.

The present invention advantageously provides a simple method andassociated system capable of determining product locations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a system for associating product locations withspecified zones within a structure, in accordance with embodiments ofthe present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a structure comprising predetermined zones eachcomprising associated rows comprising products for sale, in accordancewith embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates an algorithm detailing a process flow enabled by thesystem of FIG. 1 for associating product locations with specified zoneswithin a structure, in accordance with embodiments of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a computer system used by the system of FIG. 1 forenabling a process for associating product locations with specifiedzones within a structure, in accordance with embodiments of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 illustrates a system 100 for associating product locations withspecified zones within a structure, in accordance with embodiments ofthe present invention. System 100 enables an improvement to a processfor determining a location of a product within a structure (e.g., astore). The process may include reading a barcode, QR code, or RFID codeattached to a product via a device (e.g., of devices 114 a . . . 114 n)of a user. A location of the user device may be determined using GPS,cell phone tower triangulation, barcodes, RFID tags, etc. A resultingbarcode, QR code, RFID code, etc. may be stored in a product locationdatabase and in response to a product location query, an associatedlocation zone may be determined.

System 100 of FIG. 1 includes a control apparatus 14 in communicationwith devices 114 a . . . 114 n via a wireless network 118. Devices 114 a. . . 114 n may comprise any type of mobile hardware communicationdevice including, inter alia, a mobile phone, a PDA, a barcode scanner,a specialized hardware device, etc. Devices 114 a . . . 114 n (i.e.,control hardware 119 a . . . 119 n internal to devices 114 a . . . 114 nand control apparatus 14 each may comprise an embedded computer. Anembedded computer is defined herein as a remotely portable dedicatedcomputer comprising a combination of computer hardware and software(fixed in capability or programmable) specifically designed forexecuting a specialized function. Programmable embedded computers maycomprise specialized programming interfaces. Additionally, devices 114 a. . . 114 n (i.e., control hardware 119 a . . . 119 n internal todevices 114 a . . . 114 n) and control apparatus 14 may each comprise aspecialized hardware device comprising specialized (non-generic)hardware and circuitry (i.e., specialized discrete non-generic analog,digital, and logic based circuitry) for executing a process describedwith respect to FIGS. 1-3. The specialized discrete non-generic analog,digital, and logic based circuitry may include proprietary speciallydesigned components (e.g., a specialized integrated circuit designed foronly implementing an automated process for associating product locationswith specified zones within a structure). Control apparatus 14 includesa memory system 8, software 17, and control hardware 19 (all sensors andassociated control hardware for enabling software 17 to execute aprocess for coordinating and controlling devices 114 a . . . 114 n forsupplying items 117 a . . . 117 n). Control hardware 119 a . . . 119 nmay include sensors. Sensors may include, inter alia, GPS sensors, videorecording devices, optical sensors, weight sensors, RFID sensors,barcode sensors, Bluetooth sensors, NFC sensors, etc. The memory system8 may include a single memory system. Alternatively, the memory systemmay include a plurality of memory systems.

System 100 determines a specific location of a mobile device (e.g., viaBluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, etc.) and associates the specific location of themobile device with an identifying event that is correlated with apre-defined zone via the following implementation process:

A store associate or individual uses a mobile device that is tracked viain-venue location sensor technologies. The mobile device is enabled todetermine a current zone (within a structure such as a store) associatedwith a current location of the store associate or individual. The storeassociate or individual proceeds to a product of interest and scans theproduct for identifying information. The product may be scanned viabarcode scanning technologies, RFID tags, Bluetooth sensors, NFCsensors, etc. In response to the aforementioned process, the product isdetermined to be located within a same zone as the store associate orindividual and therefore the product is associated with the zone forfuture reference.

FIG. 2 illustrates a structure 215 (e.g., a retail store) comprising aplurality of (predetermined) zones 202, 204, 206, 208, 210, and 212 eachcomprising associated rows 202 a . . . 202 n, 204 a . . . 204 n, 206 a .. . 206 n, 208 a . . . 208 n, 210 a . . . 210 n, and 212 a . . . 212 ncomprising products (e.g., product 225) for sale, in accordance withembodiments of the present invention. Product locations are associatedwith zones 202, 204, 206, 208, 210, and 212 via a scanning processexecuted by device 214 (i.e., control hardware 219) via theaforementioned process.

The following implementation example describes a process for associatingproduct locations with a zone:

The process is initiated when Mary (i.e., a frequent shopper at a retailestablishment (herein referred to as store A) at structure 215) entersstore A and requests (via a device such as device 214) a specific videogame for purchase. In response, a broad area in store A is presented toMary and Mary proceeds to the broad area. The broad area comprises thevideo game but Mary must search to locate the video game. Eventually,Mary locates the video game and scans (via device 214) a barcode on thevideo enabling a price comparison with an online retailer. In response,Mary decides to purchase the video game from store A. Additionally,results of the barcode scanning process (performed by Mary) are used toidentify the video game and associated zone comprising the video game.Information describing the video game and determined zone is storedwithin a product management database for future reference. At a latertime/date, an individual proceeds to store A to purchase the same videogame purchased by Mary. The individual requests (via a device) the videogame for purchase. In response, the zone comprising the video game(i.e., determined during the aforementioned process executed by Mary) ispresented to the individual. Additionally, an associated row (comprisingthe video game) within the zone may be presented to the individual.

Alternatively, an employee of store A may use a hardware device to scanproducts thereby generating an identifying event (e.g., via scanning abarcode or RFID tag) to determine specified zones associated withvarious products.

FIG. 3 illustrates an algorithm detailing a process flow enabled bysystem 100 of FIG. 1 for associating product locations with specifiedzones within a structure, in accordance with embodiments of the presentinvention. Each of the steps in the algorithm of FIG. 3 may be enabledand executed in any order by a computer processor(s) or any type ofspecialize d hardware executing computer code. In step 300, it isdetermined (via a mobile device of a user) that the user has entered azone of a plurality of zones internal to a first entity structure. Instep 302, product information is scanned from a product via the mobiledevice in response to the user locating the product. The productinformation describes the product. The scanning process may include abarcode scanning process, an RFID scanning process, a Bluetooth scanningprocess, an image recognition process, an NFC scanning process, etc.Additionally, the zone may be tagged with an ID associated with aproduct name for the product, a product category for the product, aproduct description for the product, a product brand for the product,etc. In step 304, historical product and zone related data is analyzedwith respect to the zone and the product information. In step 310, it isdetermined if the product is currently associated with being locatedwithin the zone based on results of the analysis. If the product is notdetermined to be currently associated with being located within the zonethen in step 312, the product is associated with being located withinthe zone. In optional step 314, the association between the product andthe zone (from step 312) is verified and authorized. The authorizationmay be executed by an administrator. Alternatively, the authorizationmay be executed in response to a specified number of scans of theproduct. In step optional 316, a precise location of the user and theproduct occurring during the canning of step 302 is determined. Theprecise location may be determined by: determining coordinates of themobile device of the user, executing a triangulation process withrespect to the mobile device, etc. In optional step 318, a productrequest is received and in optional step 320, user is directed to adetermined zone associated with a product of the product request.

FIG. 4 illustrates a computer system 90 (e.g., control hardware 119 a .. . 119 n internal to devices 114 a . . . 114 n and control apparatus14) used by or comprised by the systems of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 forenabling a process for associating product locations with specifiedzones within a structure, in accordance with embodiments of the presentinvention.

Aspects of the present invention may take the form of an entirelyhardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment (includingfirmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or an embodimentcombining software and hardware aspects that may all generally bereferred to herein as a “circuit,” “module,” or “system.”

The present invention may be a system, a method, and/or a computerprogram product. The computer program product may include a computerreadable storage medium (or media) having computer readable programinstructions thereon for causing a processor to carry out aspects of thepresent invention.

The computer readable storage medium can be a tangible device that canretain and store instructions for use by an instruction executiondevice. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but isnot limited to, an electronic storage device, a magnetic storage device,an optical storage device, an electromagnetic storage device, asemiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination of theforegoing. A non-exhaustive list of more specific examples of thecomputer readable storage medium includes the following: a portablecomputer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), aread-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROMor Flash memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a portablecompact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disk (DVD),a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanically encoded device such aspunch-cards or raised structures in a groove having instructionsrecorded thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. Acomputer readable storage medium, as used herein, is not to be construedas being transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freelypropagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagatingthrough a waveguide or other transmission media (e.g., light pulsespassing through a fiber-optic cable), or electrical signals transmittedthrough a wire.

Computer readable program instructions described herein can bedownloaded to respective computing/processing devices from a computerreadable storage medium or to an external computer or external storagedevice via a network, for example, the Internet, a local area network, awide area network and/or a wireless network. The network may comprisecopper transmission cables, optical transmission fibers, wirelesstransmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/oredge servers. A network adapter card or network interface in eachcomputing/processing apparatus receives computer readable programinstructions from the network and forwards the computer readable programinstructions for storage in a computer readable storage medium withinthe respective computing/processing device.

Computer readable program instructions for carrying out operations ofthe present invention may be assembler instructions,instruction-set-architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions,machine dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions,state-setting data, or either source code or object code written in anycombination of one or more programming languages, including an objectoriented programming language such as Smalltalk, C++ or the like, andconventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C”programming language or similar programming languages. The computerreadable program instructions may execute entirely on the user'scomputer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone softwarepackage, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computeror entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario,the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through anytype of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide areanetwork (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer(for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider).In some embodiments, electronic circuitry including, for example,programmable logic circuitry, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), orprogrammable logic arrays (PLA) may execute the computer readableprogram instructions by utilizing state information of the computerreadable program instructions to personalize the electronic circuitry,in order to perform aspects of the present invention.

Aspects of the present invention are described herein with reference toflowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, device(systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of theinvention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchartillustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in theflowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented bycomputer readable program instructions.

These computer readable program instructions may be provided to aprocessor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, orother programmable data processing device to produce a machine, suchthat the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computeror other programmable data processing device, create means forimplementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or blockdiagram block or blocks. These computer readable program instructionsmay also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that can directa computer, a programmable data processing device, and/or other devicesto function in a particular manner, such that the computer readablestorage medium having instructions stored therein comprises an articleof manufacture including instructions which implement aspects of thefunction/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block orblocks.

The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto acomputer, other programmable data processing device, or other device tocause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer,other programmable device or other device to produce a computerimplemented process, such that the instructions which execute on thecomputer, other programmable device, or other device implement thefunctions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block orblocks.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the Figures illustrate thearchitecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementationsof systems, methods, and computer program products according to variousembodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in theflowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portionof instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions forimplementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternativeimplementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of theorder noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in successionmay, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks maysometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon thefunctionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of theblock diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocksin the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implementedby special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specifiedfunctions or acts or carry out combinations of special purpose hardwareand computer instructions.

The computer system 90 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a processor 91, aninput device 92 coupled to the processor 91, an output device 93 coupledto the processor 91, and memory devices 94 and 95 each coupled to theprocessor 91. The input device 92 may be, inter alia, a keyboard, amouse, a camera, a touchscreen, etc. The output device 93 may be, interalia, a printer, a plotter, a computer screen, a magnetic tape, aremovable hard disk, a floppy disk, etc. The memory devices 94 and 95may be, inter alia, a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic tape, anoptical storage such as a compact disc (CD) or a digital video disc(DVD), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a read-only memory (ROM),etc. The memory device 95 includes a computer code 97. The computer code97 includes algorithms (e.g., the algorithm of FIG. 3) for enabling aprocess for associating product locations with specified zones within astructure. The processor 91 executes the computer code 97. The memorydevice 94 includes input data 96. The input data 96 includes inputrequired by the computer code 97. The output device 93 displays outputfrom the computer code 97. Either or both memory devices 94 and 95 (orone or more additional memory devices such as read only memory device96) may include algorithms (e.g., the algorithm of FIG. 3) and may beused as a computer usable medium (or a computer readable medium or aprogram storage device) having a computer readable program code embodiedtherein and/or having other data stored therein, wherein the computerreadable program code includes the computer code 97. Generally, acomputer program product (or, alternatively, an article of manufacture)of the computer system 90 may include the computer usable medium (or theprogram storage device).

In some embodiments, rather than being stored and accessed from a harddrive, optical disc or other writeable, rewriteable, or removablehardware memory device 95, stored computer program code 84 (e.g.,including the algorithm of FIG. 3) may be stored on a static,nonremovable, read-only storage medium such as a Read-Only Memory (ROM)device 85, or may be accessed by processor 91 directly from such astatic, nonremovable, read-only medium 85. Similarly, in someembodiments, stored computer program code 97 may be stored ascomputer-readable firmware 85, or may be accessed by processor 91directly from such firmware 85, rather than from a more dynamic orremovable hardware data-storage device 95, such as a hard drive oroptical disc.

Still yet, any of the components of the present invention could becreated, integrated, hosted, maintained, deployed, managed, serviced,etc. by a service supplier who offers to enable a process forassociating product locations with specified zones within a structure.Thus, the present invention discloses a process for deploying, creating,integrating, hosting, maintaining, and/or integrating computinginfrastructure, including integrating computer-readable code into thecomputer system 90, wherein the code in combination with the computersystem 90 is capable of performing a method for enabling a process forenabling a process for associating product locations with specifiedzones within a structure. In another embodiment, the invention providesa business method that performs the process steps of the invention on asubscription, advertising, and/or fee basis. That is, a servicesupplier, such as a Solution Integrator, could offer to enable a processfor associating product locations with specified zones within astructure. In this case, the service supplier can create, maintain,support, etc. a computer infrastructure that performs the process stepsof the invention for one or more customers. In return, the servicesupplier can receive payment from the customer(s) under a subscriptionand/or fee agreement and/or the service supplier can receive paymentfrom the sale of advertising content to one or more third parties.

While FIG. 4 shows the computer system 90 as a particular configurationof hardware and software, any configuration of hardware and software, aswould be known to a person of ordinary skill in the art, may be utilizedfor the purposes stated supra in conjunction with the particularcomputer system 90 of FIG. 4. For example, the memory devices 94 and 95may be portions of a single memory device rather than separate memorydevices.

While embodiments of the present invention have been described hereinfor purposes of illustration, many modifications and changes will becomeapparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claimsare intended to encompass all such modifications and changes as fallwithin the true spirit and scope of this invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. An automated zone detection and characterization technology improvement method comprising: first determining, by a processor of a special purpose hardware based computing device via a mobile device of a user, that a user has entered a first zone of a plurality of zones internal to a first entity structure, wherein said special purpose hardware based computing device comprises electronic circuitry comprising a programmable logic array utilizing state information of specialized firmware program code configured to execute specialized software for personalizing said electronic circuitry for performing said automated zone detection and characterization technology improvement method; tracking, by said processor via location sensors executing a mobile device triangulation detection process, said mobile device of said user; receiving, by said processor from said mobile device of said user executing via an RFID detection process via hardware sensors of said mobile device in response to detecting via said tracking that said user is locating a first product, product information from said first product, wherein said product information describes said first product; second determining, by said processor based on results of analyzing historical product and zone related data with respect to said first zone and said product information, if said first product is currently associated with being located within said first zone, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said first product is not currently associated with being located within said first zone; associating, by said processor, said first product with being located within said first zone; determining, by said processor via said mobile device, a precise location of said user and said first product occurring during said receiving said product information, wherein said precise location is within said first zone; receiving, by said processor via an additional mobile device of an additional user, a request for said first product at said first entity structure; and directing, by said processor via said additional mobile device, said additional user to said precise location such that said additional user proceeds to said precise location and retrieves said first product thereby improving a product location detection and retrieval process.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first zone is tagged with an ID selected from the group consisting of a product name for said first product, a product category for said first product, a product description for said first product, and a product brand for said first product.
 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: authorizing by said processor in response to a command from an administrator, said associating.
 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: authorizing by said processor in response to executing a specified number of scans, said associating.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining said precise location comprises determining coordinates of said mobile device of said user.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining said precise location comprises executing a triangulation process with respect to said mobile device.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving said product information occurs via a process selected from the group consisting of a barcode scanning process, an RFID scanning process, a Bluetooth scanning process, an image recognition process, and an NFC scanning process.
 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by said processor via an identification mobile device of an identifying user in response to an identifying user locating multiple products, product data from each product of said multiple products, wherein each said product data describes a differing product of said multiple products; identifying, by said processor based on said each said product data, each said differing product; determining, by said processor via said identification mobile device, precise locations of said identifying user and each said differing product occurring during each said scanning of each said product data; and storing within a database, by said processor, data indicating each location of said precise locations.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein said first determining that said user has entered said first zone comprises determining a Bluetooth transmission area.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said first product is currently associated with being located within said first zone, and wherein said method further comprises: receiving, by said processor, offers associated with said first product.
 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in the control hardware, said code being executed by the computer processor to implement: said first determining, said scanning, and said second determining.
 12. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a processor of a special purpose hardware based computing device implements an automated zone detection and characterization technology improvement method, said method comprising: first determining, by said processor via a mobile device of a user, that a user has entered a first zone of a plurality of zones internal to a first entity structure, wherein said special purpose hardware based computing device comprises electronic circuitry comprising a programmable logic array utilizing state information of specialized firmware program code configured to execute specialized software for personalizing said electronic circuitry for performing said automated zone detection and characterization improvement method; tracking, by said processor via location sensors executing a mobile device triangulation detection process, said mobile device of said user; receiving, by said processor from said mobile device of said user executing via an RFID detection process via hardware sensors of said mobile device in response to detecting via said tracking that said user is locating a first product, product information from said first product, wherein said product information describes said first product; second determining, by said processor based on results of analyzing historical product and zone related data with respect to said first zone and said product information, if said first product is currently associated with being located within said first zone, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said first product is not currently associated with being located within said first zone; associating, by said processor, said first product with being located within said first zone; determining, by said processor via said mobile device, a precise location of said user and said first product occurring during said receiving said product information, wherein said precise location is within said first zone; receiving, by said processor via an additional mobile device of an additional user, a request for said first product at said first entity structure; and directing, by said processor via said additional mobile device, said additional user to said precise location such that said additional user proceeds to said precise location and retrieves said first product thereby improving a product location detection and retrieval process.
 13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein said first zone is tagged with an ID selected from the group consisting of a product name for said first product, a product category for said first product, a product description for said first product, and a product brand for said first product.
 14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein said method further comprises: authorizing by said processor in response to a command from an administrator, said associating.
 15. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein said method further comprises: authorizing by said processor in response to executing a specified number of scans, said associating.
 16. A special purpose hardware based computer device comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the processor executes an automated zone detection and characterization technology improvement method, said method comprising: first determining, by said processor via a mobile device of a user, that a user has entered a first zone of a plurality of zones internal to a first entity structure, wherein said special purpose hardware based computing device comprises electronic circuitry comprising a programmable logic array utilizing state information of specialized firmware program code configured to execute specialized software for personalizing said electronic circuitry for performing said automated zone detection and characterization improvement method; tracking, by said processor via location sensors executing a mobile device triangulation detection process, said mobile device of said user; receiving, by said processor from said mobile device of said user executing via an RFID detection process via hardware sensors of said mobile device in response to detecting via said tracking that said user is locating a first product, product information from said first product, wherein said product information describes said first product; second determining, by said processor based on results of analyzing historical product and zone related data with respect to said first zone and said product information, if said first product is currently associated with being located within said first zone, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said first product is not currently associated with being located within said first zone; associating, by said processor, said first product with being located within said first zone; determining, by said processor via said mobile device, a precise location of said user and said first product occurring during said receiving said product information, wherein said precise location is within said first zone; receiving, by said processor via an additional mobile device of an additional user, a request for said first product at said first entity structure; and directing, by said processor via said additional mobile device, said additional user to said precise location such that said additional user proceeds to said precise location and retrieves said first product thereby improving a product location detection and retrieval process.
 17. The special purpose hardware based computer device of claim 16, wherein said first zone is tagged with an ID selected from the group consisting of a product name for said first product, a product category for said first product, a product description for said first product, and a product brand for said first product.
 18. The special purpose hardware based computer device of claim 16, wherein said method further comprises: authorizing by said processor in response to a command from an administrator, said associating.
 19. The special purpose hardware based computer device of claim 16, wherein said method further comprises: authorizing by said processor in response to executing a specified number of scans, said associating.
 20. The special purpose hardware based computer device of claim 16, wherein said determining said precise location comprises determining coordinates of said mobile device of said user. 